US Solar Industry’s New Goal Increased from 20% to 30% of Power Generation by 2030
The Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) has increased its target for Solar+ Decade to account for 30% of overall power generation in the United States by 2030. The previous target ...
Proposed Steep Duties Could Cost US 18 GW of Solar Deployment by 2023: SEIA
The United States solar industry could miss out on 18 GW of solar deployment by 2023 due to steep duties proposed by an anonymous group of petitioners, the Solar Energy ...
US Adds 5.7 GW of Solar Capacity in Q2 2021
According to the latest US Solar Market Insight Report, released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, the US solar market has installed a record 5.7 GW of ...
US Solar Market Adds a Record 5 GW in Q1 2021
According to the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2021 report, released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, the U.S. solar market has surpassed 100 GW of ...
US Solar Sector Employed 231,000 Workers in 2020
The U.S. solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020, a 6.7% drop from 2019. The dip was a direct impact of the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions and increased labor productivity. The ...
SEIA Devises Tool to Increase Solar Supply Chain Transparency
U.S.-based Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has come up with a tool to increase supply chain transparency. The mechanism is likely to help ensure that all solar components are made ...
US Solar Industry Grows by 43% With 19.2 GW Installed in 2020 Despite COVID-19
According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2020 Year-in-Review report, released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, the U.S. solar industry grew 43% and installed a ...
Solar Installations Gather Lost Speed in the US With 3.8 GW Installed in Q3
The United States installed 3.8 GW of new solar capacity in the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, a 9% increase from the second quarter (Q2), according to The Solar Energy ...
Finally, United States Ends Exemption of Bifacial Solar Modules from Safeguard Duty
The United States Court of International Trade has repealed the exemption of imported bifacial solar panels from the imposition of safeguard duty. For the fifth time, the court addressed the ...
National Average Levelized Solar PPA Prices in the US Dropped 17% to $24/MWh in 2019: Report
According to the latest report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) on the solar market's key trends in the United States, more than 4.5 GW (AC) of utility-scale solar power ...
Solar Plus Storage Solutions Provider, Yotta Energy, Raises $5 Million in Seed Funding
Yotta Energy, a U.S.-based solar storage solutions provider, announced that it raised $5 million in a seed funding round. Fiftysix Investments, Skyview Ventures, EDP Ventures, and other undisclosed investors participated ...
US Solar Energy Industries Association Prepares Policy Agenda for Biden Government
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) of the United States announced that it has prepared a legislative and executive agenda for 2021. SEIA asked President-elect Biden and the new Congress ...
China, the United States, and India Added 8.7 GW of Solar Capacity in Q1 2020
The United States installed 3.6 GW of new solar capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, according to the latest report published by the Solar energy Industries Association (SEIA) ...
China, United States and India Collectively Added Over 51 GW of Solar in 2019
The top three solar markets in the world - China, U.S., and India, added nearly 51 GW of solar capacity in 2019. China led the way with 30.1 GW, followed ...
Solar Installations in the United States Hit 2 Million Mark: Report
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and energy research firm Wood Mackenzie have pegged the United State’s total solar installations at more than 2 million. The report added that the electricity ...
India Emerged as the Third Largest Solar Market in 2018 Behind China and US
India was the third largest solar market behind China and the United States with 8.3 GW of solar PV capacity installed in 2018. Japan and Germany were the fourth and ...
Lessons for India from the Suniva Solar Anti-Dumping Case Hearing
On Tuesday, the much-anticipated public hearing by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on the Suniva and SolarWorld Section 201 trade case was held in Washington, D.C., with both sides ...
